Wasn’t there a study done on this? That women are happier being single and widows don’t try to find another husband.
There have been a few of these studies. One had an author misrepresenting data. But single women are shown to be happier than single men across age groups iirc. Older single men are happier than younger single men. Married men and single women I think compare on happiness with some having single women happier. Oh and married men live longer.
I wonder what the stats are for the gay community.